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<blockquote data-quote="Jones" data-source="post: 119151" data-attributes="member: 4805"><p>I'm not sure about that approach. Despite all our cable lines and satellite antennas a significant number of people in this country still believe that the human race was created by a magical being in his secret garden, the earth is less than 10,000 years old, and that as soon as the apocalypse comes all the "good people" will be taken to heaven in the rapture. They believe this despite clear scientific (and well published) evidence to the contrary, for no other reason than that is what it says in their holy book. Islamist mullahs are just as capable of using mass communication as evangelical christians. </p><p></p><p> I do think that education is key though, and mass communication certainly plays a part in that. What can't be ignored either is the grinding poverty that exists in many Arab countries. Happy, successful, educated people generally make poor candidates for the jihad recruiters. Reduce their supply of ready recruits and you reduce their ability to fight. I don't think we will ever "win" the war on terror, any more than we will ever win the war on drugs. What we can do is reduce the threat to a level where, for all intents and purposes, it no longer plays an important part in our lives.</p><p></p><p> I'm curious about your statement that the free press is undermining morality in this country. Were you just being tongue in cheek, or do you really think we would be better off <strong>without</strong> a free press?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jones, post: 119151, member: 4805"] I'm not sure about that approach. Despite all our cable lines and satellite antennas a significant number of people in this country still believe that the human race was created by a magical being in his secret garden, the earth is less than 10,000 years old, and that as soon as the apocalypse comes all the "good people" will be taken to heaven in the rapture. They believe this despite clear scientific (and well published) evidence to the contrary, for no other reason than that is what it says in their holy book. Islamist mullahs are just as capable of using mass communication as evangelical christians. I do think that education is key though, and mass communication certainly plays a part in that. What can't be ignored either is the grinding poverty that exists in many Arab countries. Happy, successful, educated people generally make poor candidates for the jihad recruiters. Reduce their supply of ready recruits and you reduce their ability to fight. I don't think we will ever "win" the war on terror, any more than we will ever win the war on drugs. What we can do is reduce the threat to a level where, for all intents and purposes, it no longer plays an important part in our lives. I'm curious about your statement that the free press is undermining morality in this country. Were you just being tongue in cheek, or do you really think we would be better off [B]without[/B] a free press? [/QUOTE]
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